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Speed zoning & planning overlays

Speed takes it slow: 3 ha farms and a median local of 54.

A planning-constraint profile of Speed (Yarriambiack, VIC) - 128.6 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Speed's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

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Speed at a glance

Parcels 144 Median lot 29,110 m² Mapped easements 17 Bus stops 3

How Speed is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 96%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 3%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ1) 0%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 0%
Township Zone (TZ) 0%

Selling in Speed? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.

Across its 128.6 km², Speed is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 29,110 m² across 144 parcels.

Who lives in Speed

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Speed suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
53
usual residents, 2021
Median age
54
years
Median household income
$1,812
per week, Yarriambiack suburb typical $1,350
Median rent
$53
per week, Yarriambiack suburb typical $164
Median mortgage
$433
per month
Household size
2.1
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 962, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Speed's 53 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 0.0%
5-14 11.3%
15-19 7.5%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 18.9%
35-44 5.7%
45-54 15.1%
55-64 24.5%
65-74 11.3%
75-84 5.7%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Yarriambiack, the wider ABS statistical area containing Speed. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Speed itself.

8,114 in 2001 to 6,246 in 2025, down 23%.

Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.

Speed data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
ZoningMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence
Observed flight pathsNot watchedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)

Profile last materially updated 24 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

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Speed planning - frequently asked

Is Speed flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Speed, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Yarriambiack is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Speed bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Speed is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yarriambiack average of 100%.

What is the zoning in Speed?

The dominant planning zone in Speed is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Speed have heritage-listed places?

Speed has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Speed?

Across 144 surveyed parcels in Speed, the median lot size is about 29,110 m². There are also 17 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Speed have a train station?

There is no train station inside Speed itself. The suburb is served by 3 bus stops.

What is the population of Speed?

At the 2021 Census Speed had 53 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Yarriambiack statistical area, which contains Speed, went from 8,114 people in 2001 to 6,246 in 2025, down 23%.

Is Speed an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Speed scores 962 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Speed?

Median household income in Speed was $1,812 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,350 for the typical suburb in Yarriambiack. Median rent was $53 a week and the median mortgage repayment $433 a month.

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Turriff 6.1 km Not mapped 100%
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13.0 km Not mapped 100%
Straten
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14.1 km Not mapped 100%
Turriff East
Buloke
14.9 km Not mapped 100%
Tyenna
Buloke
16.4 km Not mapped 100%
Nyarrin
Buloke
22.8 km Not mapped 100%
Patchewollock
Mildura
24.1 km 3% 100%
Lascelles 24.1 km Not mapped 100%
Nandaly
Buloke
25.2 km Not mapped 100%
Ninda
Buloke
26.0 km 0% 100%

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